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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Automatic generation produced by ISE Eiffel</P>
<PRE><TABLE BORDER="1" ALIGN="CENTER"><TR><TD><A HREF="../class_list.html">Classes</A></TD><TD><A HREF="../cluster_list.html">Clusters</A></TD><TD><A HREF="../cluster_hierarchy.html">Cluster hierarchy</A></TD><TD><A HREF="tuple_chart.html">Chart</A></TD><TD><A HREF="tuple_links.html">Relations</A></TD><TD>Flat contracts</TD></TR></TABLE><B>indexing</B>
    description: "Implementation of TUPLE"
    library: "Free implementation of ELKS library"
    copyright: "Copyright (c) 1986-2008, Eiffel Software and others"
    license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see forum.txt)"
    date: "$Date: 2008-05-24 02:24:07 +0200 (Sat, 24 May 2008) $"
    revision: "$Revision: 170 $"

<B>class</B> <B>interface</B>
    <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A>


<B>create</B> 
    <A NAME="f_default_create"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default_create">default_create</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Process instances of classes with no creation clause.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (Default: do nothing.)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_make"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_make">make</A>
</A>
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Access</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_any_code"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_any_code">any_code</A>: <A HREF="../base/natural_8_flatshort.html">NATURAL_8</A> <B>is</B> 255</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code used to identify type in TUPLE.</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_boolean_code"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_boolean_code">boolean_code</A>: <A HREF="../base/natural_8_flatshort.html">NATURAL_8</A> <B>is</B> 1</A>

    <A NAME="f_boolean_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_boolean_item">boolean_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Boolean item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            is_boolean: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_boolean_item">is_boolean_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_character_32_code"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_character_32_code">character_32_code</A>: <A HREF="../base/natural_8_flatshort.html">NATURAL_8</A> <B>is</B> 14</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_wide_character_code">Wide_character_code</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_character_32_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_character_32_item">character_32_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/character_32_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Character item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_wide_character_item">wide_character_item</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            is_character_32: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_character_32_item">is_character_32_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_character_8_code"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_character_8_code">character_8_code</A>: <A HREF="../base/natural_8_flatshort.html">NATURAL_8</A> <B>is</B> 2</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_character_code">Character_code</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_character_8_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_character_8_item">character_8_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/character_8_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Character item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_character_item">character_item</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            is_character_8: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_character_8_item">is_character_8_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_character_code"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_character_code">character_code</A>: <A HREF="../base/natural_8_flatshort.html">NATURAL_8</A> <B>is</B> 2</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_character_8_code">Character_8_code</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_character_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_character_item">character_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/character_8_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Character item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_character_8_item">character_8_item</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            is_character_8: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_character_8_item">is_character_8_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_double_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_double_item">double_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/real_64_flatshort.html">REAL_64</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Double item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_real_64_item">real_64_item</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            is_numeric: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_double_item">is_double_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_generating_type"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_generating_type">generating_type</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Name of current object's generating type</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (type of which it is a direct instance)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            generating_type_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            generating_type_not_empty: <B>not</B> <B>Result</B>.<A HREF="../base/finite_flatshort.html#f_is_empty">is_empty</A>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_generator"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_generator">generator</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Name of current object's generating class</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (base class of the type of which it is a direct instance)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            generator_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            generator_not_empty: <B>not</B> <B>Result</B>.<A HREF="../base/finite_flatshort.html#f_is_empty">is_empty</A>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_integer_16_code"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_integer_16_code">integer_16_code</A>: <A HREF="../base/natural_8_flatshort.html">NATURAL_8</A> <B>is</B> 7</A>

    <A NAME="f_integer_16_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_integer_16_item">integer_16_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/integer_16_flatshort.html">INTEGER_16</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> INTEGER_16 item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            is_integer: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_integer_16_item">is_integer_16_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_integer_32_code"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_integer_32_code">integer_32_code</A>: <A HREF="../base/natural_8_flatshort.html">NATURAL_8</A> <B>is</B> 8</A>

    <A NAME="f_integer_32_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_integer_32_item">integer_32_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> INTEGER_32 item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_integer_item">integer_item</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            is_integer: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_integer_32_item">is_integer_32_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_integer_64_code"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_integer_64_code">integer_64_code</A>: <A HREF="../base/natural_8_flatshort.html">NATURAL_8</A> <B>is</B> 9</A>

    <A NAME="f_integer_64_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_integer_64_item">integer_64_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/integer_64_flatshort.html">INTEGER_64</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> INTEGER_64 item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            is_integer: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_integer_64_item">is_integer_64_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_integer_8_code"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_integer_8_code">integer_8_code</A>: <A HREF="../base/natural_8_flatshort.html">NATURAL_8</A> <B>is</B> 6</A>

    <A NAME="f_integer_8_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_integer_8_item">integer_8_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/integer_8_flatshort.html">INTEGER_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> INTEGER_8 item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            is_integer: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_integer_8_item">is_integer_8_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_integer_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_integer_item">integer_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> INTEGER_32 item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_integer_32_item">integer_32_item</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            is_integer: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_integer_32_item">is_integer_32_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_item"><B>item</B> <B>alias</B> "[]" (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A> <B>assign</B> <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put">put</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Entry of key </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><B>infix</B> "@"<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_item_code"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_item_code">item_code</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/natural_8_flatshort.html">NATURAL_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Type code of item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">. Used for</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> argument processing in ROUTINE</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_natural_16_code"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_natural_16_code">natural_16_code</A>: <A HREF="../base/natural_8_flatshort.html">NATURAL_8</A> <B>is</B> 11</A>

    <A NAME="f_natural_16_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_natural_16_item">natural_16_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/natural_16_flatshort.html">NATURAL_16</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> NATURAL_16 item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            is_integer: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_natural_16_item">is_natural_16_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_natural_32_code"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_natural_32_code">natural_32_code</A>: <A HREF="../base/natural_8_flatshort.html">NATURAL_8</A> <B>is</B> 12</A>

    <A NAME="f_natural_32_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_natural_32_item">natural_32_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/natural_32_flatshort.html">NATURAL_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> NATURAL_32 item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            is_integer: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_natural_32_item">is_natural_32_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_natural_64_code"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_natural_64_code">natural_64_code</A>: <A HREF="../base/natural_8_flatshort.html">NATURAL_8</A> <B>is</B> 13</A>

    <A NAME="f_natural_64_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_natural_64_item">natural_64_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/natural_64_flatshort.html">NATURAL_64</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> NATURAL_64 item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            is_integer: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_natural_64_item">is_natural_64_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_natural_8_code"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_natural_8_code">natural_8_code</A>: <A HREF="../base/natural_8_flatshort.html">NATURAL_8</A> <B>is</B> 10</A>

    <A NAME="f_natural_8_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_natural_8_item">natural_8_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/natural_8_flatshort.html">NATURAL_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> NATURAL_8 item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            is_integer: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_natural_8_item">is_natural_8_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_pointer_code"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_pointer_code">pointer_code</A>: <A HREF="../base/natural_8_flatshort.html">NATURAL_8</A> <B>is</B> 5</A>

    <A NAME="f_pointer_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_pointer_item">pointer_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/pointer_flatshort.html">POINTER</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Pointer item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            is_pointer: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_pointer_item">is_pointer_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_real_32_code"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_real_32_code">real_32_code</A>: <A HREF="../base/natural_8_flatshort.html">NATURAL_8</A> <B>is</B> 4</A>

    <A NAME="f_real_32_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_real_32_item">real_32_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/real_32_flatshort.html">REAL_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> real item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_real_item">real_item</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            is_real_or_integer: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_real_item">is_real_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_real_64_code"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_real_64_code">real_64_code</A>: <A HREF="../base/natural_8_flatshort.html">NATURAL_8</A> <B>is</B> 3</A>

    <A NAME="f_real_64_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_real_64_item">real_64_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/real_64_flatshort.html">REAL_64</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Double item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_double_item">double_item</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            is_numeric: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_double_item">is_double_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_real_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_real_item">real_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/real_32_flatshort.html">REAL_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> real item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_real_32_item">real_32_item</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            is_real_or_integer: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_real_item">is_real_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_reference_code"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_reference_code">reference_code</A>: <A HREF="../base/natural_8_flatshort.html">NATURAL_8</A> <B>is</B> 0</A>

    <A NAME="f_reference_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_reference_item">reference_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Reference item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            is_reference: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_reference_item">is_reference_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_wide_character_code"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_wide_character_code">wide_character_code</A>: <A HREF="../base/natural_8_flatshort.html">NATURAL_8</A> <B>is</B> 14</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_character_32_code">Character_32_code</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_wide_character_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_wide_character_item">wide_character_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/character_32_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Character item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_character_32_item">character_32_item</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            is_character_32: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_character_32_item">is_character_32_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_infix "@""><B>infix</B> "@" (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A> <B>assign</B> <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put">put</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Entry of key </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_item">item</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Comparison</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_deep_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_equal">deep_equal</A> (some: ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>; other: <B>like</B> arg #1): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are </FONT>`some'<FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> either both void</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> or attached to isomorphic object structures?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            shallow_implies_deep: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_equal">standard_equal</A> (some, other) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
            both_or_none_void: (some = <B>Void</B>) <B>implies</B> (<B>Result</B> = (other = <B>Void</B>))
            same_type: (<B>Result</B> <B>and</B> (some /= <B>Void</B>)) <B>implies</B> (other /= <B>Void</B> <B>and then</B> some.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other))
            symmetric: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_equal">deep_equal</A> (other, some)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_equal">equal</A> (some: ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>; other: <B>like</B> arg #1): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are </FONT>`some'<FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> either both void or attached</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> to objects considered equal?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            definition: <B>Result</B> = (some = <B>Void</B> <B>and</B> other = <B>Void</B>) <B>or else</B> ((some /= <B>Void</B> <B>and</B> other /= <B>Void</B>) <B>and then</B> some.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (other))
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_deep_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_deep_equal">is_deep_equal</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are </FONT>`Current'<FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> attached to isomorphic object structures?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            shallow_implies_deep: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
            same_type: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other)
            symmetric: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> other.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_deep_equal">is_deep_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_equal"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (other: <B>like</B> <B>Current</B>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> attached to an object considered</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> equal to current object?</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            symmetric: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> other.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
            consistent: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_object_comparison"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_object_comparison">object_comparison</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Must search operations use </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_equal">equal</A><FONT COLOR="red"> rather than </FONT>`='
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> for comparing references? (Default: no, use </FONT>`='<FONT COLOR="red">.)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_standard_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_equal">standard_equal</A> (some: ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>; other: <B>like</B> arg #1): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are </FONT>`some'<FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> either both void or attached to</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> field-by-field identical objects of the same type?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Always uses default object comparison criterion.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            definition: <B>Result</B> = (some = <B>Void</B> <B>and</B> other = <B>Void</B>) <B>or else</B> ((some /= <B>Void</B> <B>and</B> other /= <B>Void</B>) <B>and then</B> some.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other))
</A>
    <A NAME="f_standard_is_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> attached to an object of the same type</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> as current object, and field-by-field identical to it?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            same_type: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other)
            symmetric: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> other.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Status report</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_conforms_to"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_conforms_to">conforms_to</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Does type of current object conform to type</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> of </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> (as per Eiffel: The Language, chapter 13)?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_count"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Number of element in Current.</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_hash_code"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_hash_code">hash_code</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Hash code value</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/hashable_flatshort.html">HASHABLE</A>
            good_hash_value: <B>Result</B> &gt;= 0
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_empty"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_empty">is_empty</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is Current empty?</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_hashable"><A HREF="../base/hashable_flatshort.html#f_is_hashable">is_hashable</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> May current object be hashed?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (True by default.)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/hashable_flatshort.html">HASHABLE</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_lower"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_lower">lower</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A> <B>is</B> 1</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Lower bound of TUPLE.</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_same_type"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is type of current object identical to type of </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            definition: <B>Result</B> = (<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_conforms_to">conforms_to</A> (other) <B>and</B> other.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_conforms_to">conforms_to</A> (<B>Current</B>))
</A>
    <A NAME="f_upper"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_upper">upper</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Upper bound of TUPLE.</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_valid_index"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (k: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT>`k'<FONT COLOR="red"> a valid key?</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_valid_type_for_index"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_type_for_index">valid_type_for_index</A> (v: ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>; index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is object </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> a valid target for element at position </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">?</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Status setting</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_compare_objects"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_compare_objects">compare_objects</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Ensure that future search operations will use </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_equal">equal</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> rather than </FONT>`='<FONT COLOR="red"> for comparing references.</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            object_comparison: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_object_comparison">object_comparison</A>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_compare_references"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_compare_references">compare_references</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Ensure that future search operations will use </FONT>`='
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> rather than </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_equal">equal</A><FONT COLOR="red"> for comparing references.</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            reference_comparison: <B>not</B> <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_object_comparison">object_comparison</A>
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Element change</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_put"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put">put</A> (v: ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>; index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Insert </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> at position </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            valid_type_for_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_type_for_index">valid_type_for_index</A> (v, index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_put_boolean"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_boolean">put_boolean</A> (v: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>; index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Put </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> at position </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> in Current.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            valid_type: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_boolean_item">is_boolean_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_put_character"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_character">put_character</A> (v: <A HREF="../base/character_8_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8</A>; index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Put </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> at position </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> in Current.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_character_8">put_character_8</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            valid_type: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_character_8_item">is_character_8_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_put_character_32"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_character_32">put_character_32</A> (v: <A HREF="../base/character_32_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_32</A>; index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Put </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> at position </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> in Current.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_wide_character">put_wide_character</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            valid_type: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_character_32_item">is_character_32_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_put_character_8"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_character_8">put_character_8</A> (v: <A HREF="../base/character_8_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_8</A>; index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Put </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> at position </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> in Current.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_character">put_character</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            valid_type: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_character_8_item">is_character_8_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_put_double"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_double">put_double</A> (v: <A HREF="../base/real_64_flatshort.html">REAL_64</A>; index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Put </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> at position </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> in Current.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_real_64">put_real_64</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            valid_type: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_double_item">is_double_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_put_integer"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_integer">put_integer</A> (v: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>; index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Put </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> at position </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> in Current.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_integer_32">put_integer_32</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            valid_type: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_integer_32_item">is_integer_32_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_put_integer_16"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_integer_16">put_integer_16</A> (v: <A HREF="../base/integer_16_flatshort.html">INTEGER_16</A>; index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Put </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> at position </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> in Current.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            valid_type: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_integer_16_item">is_integer_16_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_put_integer_32"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_integer_32">put_integer_32</A> (v: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>; index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Put </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> at position </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> in Current.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_integer">put_integer</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            valid_type: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_integer_32_item">is_integer_32_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_put_integer_64"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_integer_64">put_integer_64</A> (v: <A HREF="../base/integer_64_flatshort.html">INTEGER_64</A>; index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Put </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> at position </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> in Current.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            valid_type: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_integer_64_item">is_integer_64_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_put_integer_8"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_integer_8">put_integer_8</A> (v: <A HREF="../base/integer_8_flatshort.html">INTEGER_8</A>; index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Put </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> at position </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> in Current.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            valid_type: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_integer_8_item">is_integer_8_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_put_natural_16"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_natural_16">put_natural_16</A> (v: <A HREF="../base/natural_16_flatshort.html">NATURAL_16</A>; index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Put </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> at position </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> in Current.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            valid_type: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_natural_16_item">is_natural_16_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_put_natural_32"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_natural_32">put_natural_32</A> (v: <A HREF="../base/natural_32_flatshort.html">NATURAL_32</A>; index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Put </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> at position </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> in Current.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            valid_type: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_natural_32_item">is_natural_32_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_put_natural_64"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_natural_64">put_natural_64</A> (v: <A HREF="../base/natural_64_flatshort.html">NATURAL_64</A>; index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Put </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> at position </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> in Current.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            valid_type: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_natural_64_item">is_natural_64_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_put_natural_8"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_natural_8">put_natural_8</A> (v: <A HREF="../base/natural_8_flatshort.html">NATURAL_8</A>; index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Put </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> at position </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> in Current.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            valid_type: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_natural_8_item">is_natural_8_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_put_pointer"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_pointer">put_pointer</A> (v: <A HREF="../base/pointer_flatshort.html">POINTER</A>; index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Put </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> at position </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> in Current.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            valid_type: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_pointer_item">is_pointer_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_put_real"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_real">put_real</A> (v: <A HREF="../base/real_32_flatshort.html">REAL_32</A>; index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Put </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> at position </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> in Current.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_real_32">put_real_32</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            valid_type: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_real_item">is_real_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_put_real_32"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_real_32">put_real_32</A> (v: <A HREF="../base/real_32_flatshort.html">REAL_32</A>; index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Put </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> at position </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> in Current.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_real">put_real</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            valid_type: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_real_item">is_real_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_put_real_64"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_real_64">put_real_64</A> (v: <A HREF="../base/real_64_flatshort.html">REAL_64</A>; index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Put </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> at position </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> in Current.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_double">put_double</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            valid_type: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_double_item">is_double_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_put_reference"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_reference">put_reference</A> (v: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>; index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Put </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> at position </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> in Current.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            valid_type_for_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_type_for_index">valid_type_for_index</A> (v, index)
            valid_type: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_reference_item">is_reference_item</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_put_wide_character"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_wide_character">put_wide_character</A> (v: <A HREF="../base/character_32_flatshort.html">CHARACTER_32</A>; index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Put </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> at position </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> in Current.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_put_character_32">put_character_32</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
            valid_type: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_character_32_item">is_character_32_item</A> (index)
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Duplication</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_copy"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_copy">copy</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Update current object using fields of object attached</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> to </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">, so as to yield equal objects.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
            type_identity: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other)
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            is_equal: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (other)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_deep_copy"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_copy">deep_copy</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Effect equivalent to that of:</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red">		</FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_copy">copy</A><FONT COLOR="red"> (</FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> . </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_twin">deep_twin</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            deep_equal: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_equal">deep_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>, other)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_deep_twin"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_twin">deep_twin</A>: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New object structure recursively duplicated from Current.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            deep_twin_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            deep_equal: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_equal">deep_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>, <B>Result</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_standard_copy"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_copy">standard_copy</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Copy every field of </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> onto corresponding field</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> of current object.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
            type_identity: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other)
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            is_standard_equal: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_standard_twin"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_twin">standard_twin</A>: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New object field-by-field identical to </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Always uses default copying semantics.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            standard_twin_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            equal: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_equal">standard_equal</A> (<B>Result</B>, <B>Current</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_twin"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_twin">twin</A>: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New object equal to </FONT>`Current'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_twin">twin</A><FONT COLOR="red"> calls </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_copy">copy</A><FONT COLOR="red">; to change copying/twining semantics, redefine </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_copy">copy</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            twin_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            is_equal: <B>Result</B>.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Basic operations</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_default"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default">default</A>: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Default value of object's type</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_default_pointer"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default_pointer">default_pointer</A>: <A HREF="../base/pointer_flatshort.html">POINTER</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Default value of type </FONT>`POINTER'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (Avoid the need to write </FONT>`p'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default">default</A><FONT COLOR="red"> for</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> some </FONT>`p'<FONT COLOR="red"> of type </FONT>`POINTER'<FONT COLOR="red">.)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_default_rescue"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default_rescue">default_rescue</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Process exception for routines with no Rescue clause.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (Default: do nothing.)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_do_nothing"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_do_nothing">do_nothing</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Execute a null action.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Correction</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_mismatch_information"><A HREF="../base/mismatch_corrector_flatshort.html#f_mismatch_information">mismatch_information</A>: <A HREF="../base/mismatch_information_flatshort.html">MISMATCH_INFORMATION</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Original attribute values of mismatched object</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/mismatch_corrector_flatshort.html">MISMATCH_CORRECTOR</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Output</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_io"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_io">io</A>: <A HREF="../base/std_files_flatshort.html">STD_FILES</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Handle to standard file setup</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            io_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_out"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_out">out</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New string containing terse printable representation</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> of current object</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            out_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_print"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_print">print</A> (some: ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Write terse external representation of </FONT>`some'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> on standard output.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_tagged_out"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_tagged_out">tagged_out</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New string containing terse printable representation</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> of current object</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            tagged_out_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Platform</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_operating_environment"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_operating_environment">operating_environment</A>: <A HREF="../base/operating_environment_flatshort.html">OPERATING_ENVIRONMENT</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Objects available from the operating system</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            operating_environment_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Retrieval</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_correct_mismatch"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_correct_mismatch">correct_mismatch</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Attempt to correct object mismatch using </FONT><A HREF="../base/mismatch_corrector_flatshort.html#f_mismatch_information">Mismatch_information</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Type queries</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_is_boolean_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_boolean_item">is_boolean_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> a BOOLEAN?</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_character_32_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_character_32_item">is_character_32_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> a CHARACTER_32?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_wide_character_item">is_wide_character_item</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_character_8_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_character_8_item">is_character_8_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> a CHARACTER_8?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_character_item">is_character_item</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_character_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_character_item">is_character_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> a CHARACTER_8?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_character_8_item">is_character_8_item</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_double_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_double_item">is_double_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> a REAL_64?</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_integer_16_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_integer_16_item">is_integer_16_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> an INTEGER_16?</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_integer_32_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_integer_32_item">is_integer_32_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> an INTEGER_32?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_integer_item">is_integer_item</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_integer_64_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_integer_64_item">is_integer_64_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> an INTEGER_64?</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_integer_8_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_integer_8_item">is_integer_8_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> an INTEGER_8?</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_integer_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_integer_item">is_integer_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> an INTEGER_32?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_integer_32_item">is_integer_32_item</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_natural_16_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_natural_16_item">is_natural_16_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> an NATURAL_16?</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_natural_32_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_natural_32_item">is_natural_32_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> an NATURAL_32?</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_natural_64_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_natural_64_item">is_natural_64_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> an NATURAL_64?</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_natural_8_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_natural_8_item">is_natural_8_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> an NATURAL_8?</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_pointer_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_pointer_item">is_pointer_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> a POINTER?</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_real_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_real_item">is_real_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> a REAL_32?</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_reference_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_reference_item">is_reference_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> a REFERENCE?</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_uniform"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform">is_uniform</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are all items of the same basic type or all of reference type?</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            yes_if_empty: (<A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> = 0) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_uniform_boolean"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform_boolean">is_uniform_boolean</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are all items of type BOOLEAN?</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            yes_if_empty: (<A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> = 0) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_uniform_character"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform_character">is_uniform_character</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are all items of type CHARACTER_8?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform_character_8">is_uniform_character_8</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            yes_if_empty: (<A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> = 0) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_uniform_character_8"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform_character_8">is_uniform_character_8</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are all items of type CHARACTER_8?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform_character">is_uniform_character</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            yes_if_empty: (<A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> = 0) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_uniform_double"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform_double">is_uniform_double</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are all items of type REAL_64?</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            yes_if_empty: (<A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> = 0) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_uniform_integer"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform_integer">is_uniform_integer</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are all items of type INTEGER?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform_integer_32">is_uniform_integer_32</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            yes_if_empty: (<A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> = 0) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_uniform_integer_16"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform_integer_16">is_uniform_integer_16</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are all items of type INTEGER_16?</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            yes_if_empty: (<A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> = 0) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_uniform_integer_32"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform_integer_32">is_uniform_integer_32</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are all items of type INTEGER?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform_integer">is_uniform_integer</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            yes_if_empty: (<A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> = 0) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_uniform_integer_64"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform_integer_64">is_uniform_integer_64</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are all items of type INTEGER_64?</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            yes_if_empty: (<A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> = 0) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_uniform_integer_8"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform_integer_8">is_uniform_integer_8</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are all items of type INTEGER_8?</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            yes_if_empty: (<A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> = 0) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_uniform_natural_16"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform_natural_16">is_uniform_natural_16</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are all items of type NATURAL_16?</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            yes_if_empty: (<A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> = 0) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_uniform_natural_32"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform_natural_32">is_uniform_natural_32</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are all items of type NATURAL_32?</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            yes_if_empty: (<A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> = 0) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_uniform_natural_64"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform_natural_64">is_uniform_natural_64</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are all items of type NATURAL_64?</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            yes_if_empty: (<A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> = 0) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_uniform_natural_8"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform_natural_8">is_uniform_natural_8</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are all items of type NATURAL_8?</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            yes_if_empty: (<A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> = 0) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_uniform_pointer"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform_pointer">is_uniform_pointer</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are all items of type POINTER?</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            yes_if_empty: (<A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> = 0) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_uniform_real"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform_real">is_uniform_real</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are all items of type REAL_32?</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            yes_if_empty: (<A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> = 0) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_uniform_reference"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform_reference">is_uniform_reference</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are all items of reference type?</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            yes_if_empty: (<A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> = 0) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_uniform_wide_character"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform_wide_character">is_uniform_wide_character</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are all items of type CHARACTER_32?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniforme_character_32">is_uniforme_character_32</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            yes_if_empty: (<A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> = 0) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_uniforme_character_32"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniforme_character_32">is_uniforme_character_32</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are all items of type CHARACTER_32?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_uniform_wide_character">is_uniform_wide_character</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B>
            yes_if_empty: (<A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> = 0) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_wide_character_item"><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_wide_character_item">is_wide_character_item</A> (index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is item at </FONT>`index'<FONT COLOR="red"> a CHARACTER_32?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html">TUPLE</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_is_character_32_item">is_character_32_item</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/tuple_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (index)
</A>    
<B>invariant</B>
        <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
    reflexive_equality: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
    reflexive_conformance: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_conforms_to">conforms_to</A> (<B>Current</B>)

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